Grote Molen, Inc. (OTCQB: GROT), d/b/a BlackRidge Technology, a leader in cyber defense, is pleased to announce the reelection of Robert Graham, John Hayes and Robert Lentz to the Board of Directors and the election of new board members J. Allen Kosowsky, Thomas Bruderman and Robert Zahm. At the annual meeting, the shareholders also approved all proposals before them including the company’s official name change from Grote Molen, Inc., to BlackRidge Technology International, Inc., and appointed Pritchett, Siler & Hardy, PC, as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

“We’re excited for Bob, Tom, and Allen to join us in charting BlackRidge’s future,” said Robert (Bob) Graham, CEO of BlackRidge. “With the investment and financial insight of Tom and Allen as well as Bob’s track record as a technology innovator, we are well positioned to expand our cyber security virtual and software products into commercial, military, and government sales channels and leverage existing marketing activities.”

Bob Zahm, of Rye, N.Y., is co-inventor of three software-related U.S. patents and has expertise with large-scale system architecture, high-performance computing, capital markets trading and clearing systems, and technology organization optimization.